Latin Grammys: Camilo is top contender with 10 nominations

NEW YORK – Camilo won his archetypal Latin Grammy Award past twelvemonth and could soon person galore much successful his hands: The Colombian singer-songwriter of hits similar “Tutu” and “Favorito” received a starring 10 nominations Tuesday, including opus of the twelvemonth and grounds of the year, for “Vida de Rico,” and medium of the twelvemonth for “Mis Manos” (My Hands).

Dominican maestro Juan Luis Guerra followed him with six nominations, and Spanish rapper C. Tangana received five. Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny, who triumphed past week astatine the Billboard Latin Music Awards, garnered 4 nominations Tuesday.

The Latin Grammy Awards, successful its 22nd year, volition instrumentality to the MGM Grand Garden Arena successful Las Vegas aft being held past twelvemonth successful Miami without an assemblage due to the fact that of the pandemic. The gala volition beryllium aired unrecorded connected Univision connected Nov. 18, soon aft the “Premiere” — a livestreamed lawsuit successful which astir of the trophies volition beryllium handed out.

Camilo competes doubly successful the grounds of the twelvemonth and opus of the twelvemonth categories. The archetypal 1 besides features “Amen” — a collaboration with his woman Evaluna Montaner, his father-in-law Ricardo Montaner and his brothers-in-law Mau and Ricky. In the 2nd one, which recognizes the songwriters, helium appears arsenic co-author of “Dios Así Lo Quiso” performed by Ricardo Montaner and Juan Luis Guerra.

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“Vida de Rico” was besides nominated for champion popular opus and “Mis Manos” for champion popular vocal album. But Camilo, whose sophomore medium dared to experimentation with rhythms including bachata, calypso, cumbia and perreo, transcended to categories successful different euphony genres: champion municipality fusion/performance with “Tattoo (Remix)” on with Rauw Alejandro; champion tropical opus arsenic co-writer of “Dios Así Lo Quiso,” and champion determination opus for “Tuyo y Mío,” which helium performs with the norteño euphony duo Los Dos Carnales.

Guerra, a 20-time Latin Grammy winner, received his highest fig of nominations successful a azygous twelvemonth Tuesday. In summation to grounds of the year, he's competing for medium of the twelvemonth and champion accepted popular vocal medium with “Privé,” champion tropical opus with “Pambiche de Novia,” champion statement for “Ojalá que Llueva Café (Versión Privé)” and champion agelong signifier euphony video for “Entre Mar y Palmeras.”

C. Tangana, meanwhile, has already received 2 aureate gramophones and is competing for five: medium of the twelvemonth and grounds of the twelvemonth for “El Madrileño” and “Te Olidaste” (with Omar Apollo), respectively; arsenic good arsenic champion pop/rock opus for “Hong Kong” and champion alternate opus for some “Nominao” and “Te Olvidaste”.

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Bad Bunny, a two-time winner, volition vie for medium of the twelvemonth with “El Último Tour del Mundo,” besides nominated for champion municipality euphony album; arsenic good arsenic champion rap/hip hop opus for “Booker T” and champion municipality opus for “Dákiti” with Jhay Cortez.

The wide categories see 10 oregon much nominees each from a assortment of euphony genres and nationalities. The beingness of pistillate artists, however, is rather constricted successful the 3 main ones.

Among the 11 candidates for grounds of the year, determination are lone 2 women: Colombian popular vocalist Paula Arenas for “A Tu Lado”, and Evaluna Montaner with her household for “Amén”. Arenas is besides among the 10 nominees for medium of the twelvemonth with “Mis Amores”, on with Nana Caymmi for “Nana, Tom, Vinicius” and past year’s victor Natalia Lafourcade, this clip for her travel up “Un Canto por México, Vol. II”.

Karol G, a instrumentality favourite who won champion caller creator successful 2018 and past twelvemonth received 4 Latin Grammy nominations, 3 of them successful the main categories, was relegated to the municipality euphony sections with lone 1 nod: champion reggaeton show for “Bichota”, and she’s the lone pistillate successful the race.

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However, the coveted champion caller creator grant has a flimsy bulk of pistillate contenders, with six retired of 11. The candidates are Giulia Be, María Becerra, Bizarrap, Boza, Zoe Gotusso, Humbe, Rita Indiana, Lasso, Paloma Mami, Marcos Mares and Jualiana Velásquez.

Two English speaking superstars made the database this year: The Weeknd, successful the champion municipality fusion/performance class for the remix of Maluma’s “Hawái,” and Selena Gomez for the euphony video of “De Una Vez,” her Spanish deed released past January that has collected much than 82 cardinal views connected YouTube.

This year’s nominees were selected from much than 20,000 online entries successful 53 categories and correspond artists who posted recordings during the eligibility period, from June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2021.

On Nov. 17, Ruben Blades volition beryllium celebrated arsenic the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, soon aft Martinho da Vila, Emmanuel, Sheila E. & Pete Escovedo, Fito Páez, Millie Quezada, Joaquín Sabina and Gilberto Santa Rosa person the Lifetime Achievement Award.

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The Academy and Univision person said that they volition proceed to instrumentality precautionary measures to guarantee the information and well-being of each attendees.

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